Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting Great on the desk as

Great on the desk as a paperweight

I am pretty certain it is copper

I've learned they are by Patrick Meyer

Really a very lovely little piece

in the original box

Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting Great on the desk asThere are certainly more beautiful old handmade chess and checker boards out there than this, but I really love the "WHITE" and "BLACK" carved at the opposite ends of this one, and then "K" and "Q" for the positions of King and Queen, making me wonder if it wasn't someone just learning the game of chess who made it. If so, it appears they became a lifelong player, as this board has its share of dings and scratches, which makes me like it all the more.